shotgun price?

larry@stinescorner · Jan 17, 2015

saw a shotgun for sale,,,Springfield,single shot shotgun,fair shape,,,what is it worth?He was asking 125 dollars

larry@stinescorner · Jan 17, 2015

forgot to say,,,12 gauge

larry@stinescorner · Jan 17, 2015

forgot to post,,,12 gauge

JF in MI · Jan 17, 2015

Just sold one a little over a year ago on Gunbroker. Had trouble getting half that.

old · Jan 17, 2015

With out seeing it hard to say. The inside of the barrel is a big thing with any gun and while a shotgun not as much but still important. Son sold a H&R 20 gauge this summer for $100

teddy52food · Jan 17, 2015

Sounds about right if it is in good shape. A lot less if it is all beat up.

LAA · Jan 18, 2015

50 bucks, pawn shops are full of single barrels, utility shotguns are probably the best deal you will find in a firearm. There are several choices of brand new 12 gauge pump guns to be had from 150-200 dollars.

rossow (mn) · Jan 18, 2015

I'd say $125 is at the top end for a run-of-the-mill Springfield (Stevens) 12-gauge. As others have said, condition is everything. If the wood is clean walnut and the case coloring and bluing are strong, it might be worth a bit more. If metal is rusted or faded and the wood is beat up or cracked, $50 might be closer. I've bought beaters for as low as $25 in the last couple of years. If it were a .410 (which I know it isn't), it would be worth the $125 if in decent shape, but 12-gauges are hard to sell. (I watch these Springfield/Stevens single-shot shotguns guns closely at gun shows and online because I've accumulated bunches of them I'll some day need to sell.)

old popper · Jan 18, 2015

The biggest drawback to those single shot 12 gauge shotguns, is the modern high powered ammo.
They kick like a Missouri mule.

Goose · Jan 18, 2015

Even in the day.

My dad told a story about when he was a kid, he had a single shot 12 gauge. Me made the mistake of telling his uncle that when he went hunting he hoped he didn't see anything so he didn't have to shoot the darned thing.

His uncle never let him live it down.

Donald Lehman · Jan 18, 2015

The newer guns with the straighter stocks aren't quite as bad. I have an old Harrington and Richardson my father bought used in the late 40's-early 50's with the old style stock with lots of drop. Yesssiiiirrrreeee, she shore do kick!

Larry, if that gun is in excellent shape, it's worth the money. If it's beat up, it's worth $50-$75. Personally, I wouldn't pay $125 for it.

GordoSD · Jan 18, 2015

Check the choke. If it is full choke pass on it. The day is quickly coming when there won't be any lead shot, and then those guns will require rechoke (modified) to be used.

Gundoctor · Jan 19, 2015

Larry: Look on barrel and see if chamber length is stamped on barrel. If it doen not have this it could be a SHORT chamber which should not be shot.

I see this all the time. If it is stamp 2 3/4" then it was made after 1930.
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